| Day | Reading | Assignments | Observing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | |||
| Monday | Chapter 1: Astronomical Coordinates and Time; Keeping a Laboratory (Observing) Notebook | 1.1–1.4, 1.7, 1.9 | Night sky and telescope orientation |
| Tuesday | Chapter 2: Telescopes | 2.1, 2.5, 2.8–2.11 | (alternate observing night) |
| Wednesday | Chapter 3: Measuring Light; | 3.1-3.4, 3.9 Chapter 1 Homework due |
Observe for Plate Scale Project |
| Thursday | Appendix B: Estimating Uncertainty; | B.1–B.3, B.5, B.7, B.9 Chapter 2 Homework due |
(alternate observing night) |
| Friday | Chapter 4: Charge Coupled Devices | 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6 Chapter 3 Homework due |
(alternate observing night) |
| Week 2 | |||
| Monday | Chapter 5: Image Processing | 5.1, 5.3-5.7 Appendix B Homework due |
Observe for Imaging Project |
| Tuesday | Chapter 6: Photometry Skip section 6.2.3 |
TBA Plate Scale Project notebooks due |
(alternate observing night) |
| Wednesday | Chapter 4 Homework due | Observe for Extinction Project | |
| Thursday | (alternate observing night) | ||
| Friday | Imaging Project notebooks due | (alternate observing night) | |
| Week 3 | |||
| Monday | Research Paper Format, Liu et al. 2003, Astronomical Journal, 126, 1665, and the AIP Style Manual sections II A and II B | Imaging Project notebooks due | |
| Tuesday | WIRO Tour | ||
| Wednesday | Return from WIRO | ||
| Thursday | Submit Extinction Project paper for peer review; Conduct peer review of papers in class |
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| Friday | Extinction Project paper due | ||
| Week 4 | |||
| Monday | |||
| Tuesday | Submit Final Project paper for peer review; Conduct peer review of papers in class |
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| Wednesday | Final Project paper due; Group presentations | ||